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UncategorizedMario Maker Contest: Too Many Thwomps, Winners!
Last week I challenged you fine Kotaku readers to create some courses in Mario Maker 2 and load them up with Thwomps. I was curious how far you all would take the challenge. I discovered some of you really, REALLY like Thwomps. In many ways, I asked for my own punishment this week. Thwomps lend…
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CulturePokemonOranguru Is Probably A Rick And Morty Fan And Wants To Debate You
Every Pokemon is interesting and worth talking about. I don’t play a ton of Pokemon, but I do enjoy the universe and I love learning more about the creatures in it. So, Here’s Another Pokemon! It’s Oranguru! Oranguru Details Type: Normal/Psychic Average Height: 4′ 11″ Average Weight: 167.6 lbs. First Added In Generation VII Apes…
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CultureMorning CheckpointI Prefer Boneless Donuts
Hello! This week we get ready to play Death Stranding, learn what Luigi and Geralt have in common, watch a trailer for a new Vampire: The Masquerade game, play a game starring John Goodman and eat some boneless donuts. Great Kotaku Content From The Past Week I a great dive into a game that most…
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OpinionImpressionsModern Warfare‘s New Maps Are A Lot Less Campy
Today’s big Modern Warfare update brings two new maps, and the free content feels like a small step forward for the heavily criticized multiplayer aspect of the new Call of Duty As promised with the new Modern Warfare, all maps are going to be free for everyone, and released across all platforms simultaneously. But after…
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CultureSplitscreenIt’s Hard To Play Death Stranding When You Have An Actual Baby
All three of us on Kotaku Splitscreen have begun to play Death Stranding, but only one of us did so with a newborn baby in the mix. Jason explained to me and Kirk this week that it’s just not cool to put your baby down for a nap and then get prompted to rock your…
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UncategorizedComing to PC in 2020 from developer Hosni Auji and AMC Games, Airplane Mode simulates being stuck in a window seat on a passenger plane for the real-time duration of a flight. Players eat snacks, read magazines, do crossword puzzles, and watch in-flight movies from the 1930s. It even features authentic baby crying ambient noise.…
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OpinionImpressionsSuper Lucky’s Tale Is Better On The Switch, But Also Worse
Following his debut in Oculus Rift launch game Lucky’s Tale, adorable fox hero Lucky gave traditional platforming action a try in Super Lucky’s Tale for the Xbox One and PC. New Super Lucky’s Tale for the Nintendo Switch is an enhanced version of Super Lucky’s Tale, with new and remixed levels, story cinematics, and a…
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UncategorizedHappy Death Stranding Day! Many critics (including myself) mentioned QWOP and Getting Over It in their reviews. I felt the need to go one step further, and invite Getting Over It With Bennett Foddy’s own Bennett Foddy into the Kotaku Goblin Bunker to play the game. I will give him an objective, and no instructions…
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UncategorizedSix new games join the ever-growing Apple Arcade lineup today, including Guildlings, a magical episodic adventure from Sirvo Studios and Asher Vollmer, creator of Threes. Also new are puzzle adventure Discolored, Marble It Up: Mayhem, Sociable Soccer, UFO on Tape: First Contact, and bite-sized RPG Takeshi and Hiroshi.
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OpinionImpressionsOne Helpful Way To Cope With My Chronic Illness: Memes
A little under a year ago, everything I ate started making me feel sick. Even after removing the most obvious trigger, I still couldn’t get through a meal without stomach cramps, nausea, or diarrhea. Turns out I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome, or IBS. At this point, the only thing that makes me feel better is…
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CultureNintendo Just Released A Wacky Ambulance Game
A new Nintendo-published game, The Stretchers, just came out on the Nintendo eShop. It’s a co-op game where you and a friend load people onto an ambulance and take them to a hospital, and it looks very silly. The Stretchers comes from the same people that made Little Nightmares, Tarsier Studios, and it manages to…
By Gita Jackson
